Sniper Rifle: improve scope experience to making it less “clunky” and faster to scope

DMR: adjust position of the scope to improve visibility

Bring back the SPNKr Rocket Launcher as a legendary version of the weapon

Reduce bonuses for automatic weapons in Smart-Link & w/ headshots

Remove grenade detonation in mid-air based on weapon fire

Ability to turn on/off vibration feedback for weapons

General tuning and bug fixing for all weapons

Presentation Changes

Post-death replay: this will become an opt-in feature. After death, players will see a traditional follow-cam and have the option to view a replay of their death from the killer’s perspective (as long as the feature is enabled within the playlist)

Medals: decrease frequency and number of medals displayed in the medal feed

Spartan chatter: players will have the option to turn this on or off in the settings menu

Adding highlights to placed/dropped weapons to make them easier to see

General tuning for announcer and Spartan chatter to reduce the frequency of events and focus on the information that matters most to players

It seems that this beta is actually a real beta, meant to shape the game, and not just some glorified demo. Do any of these changes seem appealing to you? Did you participate in the beta? For more news on Halo 5: Guardians, Xbox One and gaming today, stay tuned to The Jesters Court.